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re: Destination weddings are the most selfish thing
Posted on 4/29/15 at 9:59 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 4/29/15 at 9:59 am to Pettifogger
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The problem here was that it was a fall wedding, which is fricking inexcusable in the south.
I did it and had two tvs at my reception in a side patio for the guys that wanted to watch TV. Also made sure the wedding was only 15 minutes long and sandwiched between games. And it was an away game in Florida because no one wants to go to Gainesville.
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Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:00 am to rocket31
Destinaion weddings are the only way to go. Just do like we did and go alone. Weddings at home are selfish, why would I want to waste my saturday. 
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:01 am to tiger1014
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Weddings are supposed to be selfish. They're about the couple getting married.
I kinda disagree here. Yeah its about planning it the way you want, but if those you invite dont have fun then whats the point?
A wedding literally is a really expensive party. Why not ensure your guests enjoy themselves?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:01 am to upgrayedd
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he and his wife actually got married about 5 months before their Hawaii "wedding" in a private ceremony.
Back to my point about weddings being vanity exhibitions. You can get married right now with all of your close friends and family gathered in the court house for the cost of a filing fee. I've been in three weddings (incl my older brothers) and absolutely spent the whole time wondering what the fricking point was. I didn't tear up. They weren't beautiful and moving. They just looked colossal wastes of money.
Then again, I'm a dude.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:01 am to TxTiger82
I think it's selfish if you are going to have a big wedding party and basically force people to pay so much money. I would just have a best man/maid of honor and would pay for their trip as part of my budget. Other than that I would invite everyone I wanted and wouldn't put any pressure on people to attend.
I think it's crazy how much bachelor parties have turned into. Pretty tough to afford multiple trips to Cabo where you are golfing and going deep sea fishing. Is it an awesome time, yes, but spending thousands of dollars for every wedding is a bit extreme.
I think it's crazy how much bachelor parties have turned into. Pretty tough to afford multiple trips to Cabo where you are golfing and going deep sea fishing. Is it an awesome time, yes, but spending thousands of dollars for every wedding is a bit extreme.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:01 am to Fun Bunch
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Hey. frick you.
My wedding was in Punta Cana.
I bet you had a gift registry too
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:01 am to Fun Bunch
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Hey. frick you.
I'm really just venting more than launching a personal or general attack on people who have destination weddings. No offense intended, sorry.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:02 am to TxTiger82
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Destination weddings are the most selfish thing by TxTiger82
This whining again?
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:02 am to TxTiger82
U don't have to go. I Missed a step brothers wedding in Mexico , good friends wedding in Chicago and another friends wedding on some tropical island somewhere (don't remember which one because I wasn't going). Had my wedding in hometown , don't even remember who went outside of close family. If u want to go, go, if not send a gift and get drunk at home.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:03 am to lsuesac
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So your planned and solidified trip for your Bachelor party is not selfish?
It is selfish. That one actually isn't solidified and I'm thinking of calling an audible. I could probably cancel it and make Punta Cana happen.
This post was edited on 4/29/15 at 10:03 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:03 am to TxTiger82
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"Hey, drop a grand to come to Punta Cana for my wedding.
See, this I wouldn't mind. But its the beach wedding that's several hours from home that becomes a chore. I can go to the beach in Alabama-Florida anytime.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:04 am to tigerjunior
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good friends wedding in Chicago
That is a cheap flight and there are very affordable hotel rooms in Chicago.
That is hardly a destination wedding.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:04 am to Navytiger74
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I've been in three weddings (incl my older brothers) and absolutely spent the whole time wondering what the fricking point was. I didn't tear up. They weren't beautiful and moving. They just looked colossal wastes of money.
Yeah, it seems that by the time the wedding happens, everyone is just ready to get it over with. Seems to take the "intimacy" out of it.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:05 am to TxTiger82
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"Hey, drop a grand to come to Punta Cana for my wedding."
A grand?
I'm dropping at least 2 going to San Diego next month. Suck it up.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:05 am to TxTiger82
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This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 8:53 am
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:06 am to upgrayedd
I hear you to the OP. I feel like I spend a few thousand on weddings every year.
Its painful. And many of these weddings I cannot get out of, when its relatives, I get raked over the coals if I skip.
Its painful. And many of these weddings I cannot get out of, when its relatives, I get raked over the coals if I skip.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:06 am to TigerSaint1
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The girl getting married intials wouldn't be MA would it?
Nope.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:06 am to TxTiger82
We're going to have a destination wedding but only about 40 people are invited. We're intentionally leaving the poors like yourself.
Posted on 4/29/15 at 10:07 am to CoachChappy
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I bet you had a gift registry too
We had an online registry that we set up for the At Home Reception.
Neither of us wanted the registry or the at home reception, but we got badgered into it by a variety of family members (re: mothers) that wanted pictures with grandparents and so on that couldn't come to the actual wedding. My wife was adamantly against the registry but our mothers just would not let the issue drop so we set it up and didn't advertise it.
We did not have showers or anything like that.
If I had to do it all over again, we would not do the at home reception. It was miserable.
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